The following area residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Ashly Perkins of Eunice, initiated at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
April 4
Daniel Hipps, age 53, 3478 St. Landry Highway, St. Landry, La, driving while intoxicated, careless operation, arrested by Louisiana State Police.
Erica Van Chisley, age 21, 315 Dargin Rd., Sunset, LA, 2 counts of resisting arrest.
LSUE Community Day set for Saturday inside the campus Acadian Center
Community Day 2014 will be held 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, on the LSU Eunice campus featuring games, contests, exhibits, live entertainment and many other activities.
All events are free to the public. Craft items by local artist will be for sale.
Wednesday, April 2
1206 Traffic crash reported in the area of MLK and 190.
1333 Traffic crash reported in the area of 100 block of East Street.
1749 Drug violation reported in the 1000 block of West Peach.
April 3
Terry James Simien, age 53, 1407 Garland Ave., #11, Opelousas, LA, issuing worthless checks, arrested by Opelousas City Marshall.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office reported 11 recent bookings into the parish jail.
Arrested were the following persons:
•Marco Rene France, 23, 441 Acadia St., Eunice, was charged March 26, with forgery. France was being held in jail on a $7,500 bond at press time.
Miss Eunice Nicholette Thibodeaux
The annual Miss Eunice and Miss Teen Eunice pageant, sponsored by Junior Auxiliary of Eunice, is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 at the LSU Eunice Health & Technologies Auditorium.
A Tuesday traffic crash led to the driver in jail on three counts of battery on a police officer and two Eunice police officers suspended pending an investigation.
April 2
Scotty James Guilbeaux, age 37, 394 Longwood Dr., Opelousas, LA, illegal carrying of weapons, aggravated assault.
Corey Mitchell Lanclos, age 25, 3714 Prairie Rhonde Hwy., Opelousas, LA, interfering with duties of State Police, arrested by Louisiana State Police.
Tuesday, April 1
1613 Subject removal reported in the 200 block of South 9th Street; subject wants her father removed from her house.
1626 Disturbance reported in the 600 block of North 11th Street.
2108 Traffic crash reported at Bertrand’s Printing; resulted in arrest.
April 1
Larry J. Guidry, 52, 1900 West Dudley Street; Simple criminal damage to property.
Juvenile, 15, Eunice; Warrant for theft of firearm, warrant for simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling.
John Turner
Two Evangeline Parish men, including a disgruntled former employee, have been charged with the burglary of Babineaux’s Concrete Officers responded to the burglary of Babineaux’s Concrete, 550 South 12th St. Eunice on March 23.
MAMOU – In an impressive showing, Mamou earned a sweep over Eunice Monday in the season opener for both teams.
Dash cam footage of the shooting of the 6-year-old in Marksville.
Karla Bellon, left, and Michelle Brown shop Saturday at Gossip Boutique during the annual Noel on The Prairie.
The 17th annual Noel on the Prairie held Saturday and Sunday in Eunice drew many pre-holiday shoppers with 32 Eunice merchants offering customers discounts and sales. Above are shoppers at Holly’s Hobbies. (Photos by Myra Miller)
Irice Ann Darbonne Lavergne passed away on Thursday November 17, 2016 at the age of 73.
Burial will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Eunice.
